When thinking about a scene, it’s always good to think about two things: What do the characters want, and why can’t they have it. 

Jay wants to get the promotion, we know that. It’s part of his Fiasco setup. Unlike the other two, Jay isn’t in a bad place. As far as he is concerned, he’s in the Boss’s good books, which is why he was given this opportunity. So he wants to do well. Move up. Play in the big leagues.

But why can’t he have it? Right now, what’s in his way? Ash and Bill are mad at each other. Or at least, they don’t seem to get along right now. So, his problem is that his partners—and old friends—aren’t focused on the job ahead of them. And, he thinks, they should be. 

Based on the card I drew (Hug the crocodile), I’ve decided that Jay will try to resolve this conflict with being a good friend to both. Actually, mostly to Ash. They get to have a nice, simple scene together, sat in a booth of a fast food joint as their relationship told us during the Fiasco setup. Might not be the last time we see them in this, or a similar, location.

My outline said that Jay is supposed to fill in the group on the job, which obviously didn’t happen. Instead, I left the reveal as a cliffhanger. I was happy with where the focus of the scene landed, mostly guided by the card, so I didn’t feel it’s needed to now also add the bomb into the mix. I will start the next scene with the reveal, instead. 

I also knew that this scene will go well for him, so he achieves his goal of uniting his old friends and get their heads in the game. 

Question is, who should get that white die to keep until the Aftermath? I think Jay would like to see his friend succeed, but in the more direct narrative of this scene, Jay and Ash reconnected and found some common ground.

That brings the current dice count to:

• Bill: White 0, Black 0
• Ash: White 1, Black 1
• Jay: White 1, Black 0

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Now that everyone had a scene, we start over again with Bill. Let’s draw a card for him, shall we?

#26: A House Is Not A Home

“It’s what’s inside that matters.”

 Large house, big porch, a sleeping dog on the lawn.

So the pack wants me to think about Bill’s home, right as he reunites with his old love in the town they grew up in. Right as he’s here as an undercover cop, lying to everyone. This isn’t his home, anymore, nor will it ever be again. 

His scene is meant to go poorly for him. Is nostalgia getting the better of him? Guess we’ll find out next time.